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56 very short stories about death from Giller Prize finalist John Gould
The End of Me is an astonishing set of sudden stories about the experience of mortality. With an ear attuned to the uncanny and the ironic, John Gould catches his characters at moments of illumination as they ... Read more
56 very short stories about death from Giller Prize finalist John Gould
The End of Me is an astonishing set of sudden stories about the experience of mortality. With an ear attuned to the uncanny and the ironic, John Gould catches his characters at moments of illumination as they encounter the mystery of their finite being. A marooned astronaut bonds with a bereft cat; kids pelt a funeral procession with plums; a young girl ponders the brief brutality of her last life, and braces herself for the next one.
Rife with invention, with fresh ideas and arresting voices, this collection of flash fiction shimmers with compassion and vitality.
John Gould is the Executive Director of the Victoria School of Writing, and serves on the Editorial Board of the Malahat Review. His short story collection Kilter: 55 Fictions, was a 2003 Giller Prize finalist. His fiction has also appeared in literary periodicals across Canada. John lives in Victoria with his wife and stepchildren.
"John Gould's skill with the short form is miraculous in the way of bonsai, the grand made to bloom within the small. And who knew death could be so wise, invigorating, playful ? so richly alive?" ? Bill Gaston, author of Just Let Me Look at You
"Smart and funny, filled with deep affection, regret, love, and sorrow. .. I was ambushed by these stories, taken places I never expected to go. In the end, I lost count of the times I shook my head at the sheer pleasure of reading this marvellous book. " ? Eve Joseph, winner of the Griffin Prize for Quarrels
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